River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-29

R., encampment opened with an attend
ance of over 20OO0, and il was believed that
there were fully $1,000 strangers in st.
Louis, including the veterans. There are
tent accommodations for $4,000 G. A. r.,
men. The Minnesota delegation, 400 strong
arrived at l a. m. on the 9th.
A number of large oil storage tanks
derricks and other apparatus, near
Cygnet, Ohio, on the Toledo, Southern ana
Western X. r., took fire from gas exhaled
by the wells which was ignited by the fur
mace under the engine boiler. Two men
were fatally burned. The loss is 100000.
At Ronceverte. Greenbrier County.
W Va, Friday night, Mrs. Louise Eldridge
wife OF a prominent citizen, was myster
iously assassinated at her own door by
some unknown person, who fired bullet
from a Winchester rifle through her heart.
II took four masked robbers only ten
minutes to rob the Texas q Pacific east
bound express train at Benwood, II miles
from Forth Worth, securing from the Elk
press and mail car booty of the value of
$4,000. Passengers were not molested.
The total value of the imports into
Canada for the month of August last was
81, 100, 5S3. The duty collected was $2,9Ss,-
tUo. ne TOTAL value OF the exports amount
ed TO Sl0,0l2, 054, of which 8, 2S4, 93S was the
produce Of Canada.
At Leavenworth, Kas.. Henry Rich
ter, a we'll known German, had his throat
cut BY pair OF negro ruffians in the full
glare of an electric light and while several
were passing and yet the murderers escaped
The extent of the losses by the re-
cent fire which destroyed half of Craven
hurts, Ont, is now estimated at half
million dollars. Already steps have been
taken TO rebuild the burned buildings.
At Chicago, Mrs. A. X. Parsons,
wife of the condemned anarchist, has been
arrested and locked up by the police for
circulating the address written by her hus-
band to the American people.
States Attorney Grinnell, Judge
Jameson and Melville w. Fuller of Chicago,
are rather inclined TO make light of the law
points which Gen. Pryor will seek to raise
in behalf of the anarchists.
o. NJ. johnson, Cincinnati usurer
who had ground down poor people, charg-
ing as high as 200 per cent. interest, was
fined 81, 900 and costs by Judge Caldwell.
The barb-wire mill of Fish q
connell, at Joliet, H., with IS wire
machines, employing 80 hands has been
burned. Loss 25,oOO, insurance ample.
NJ. d. Ball, United States attorney
for Alaska, died on the steamer Aucon
while en- route to Seattle. His body was
shipped to Washington City.
Gravenhurst, Ont, small town
suffered large loss by fire, not business
place being left, nor a building on nine
blocks. Loss Sl5O,OOO
A large part of the business portion
Of the town Of Sanford, Fla, has been des-
troyed by fire. Loss 100000, and very
/ little insurance.
Talbot, the youth who stole Fanny
Davenport's diamonds last February in
| Memphis, has been sentenced to six years
/ imprisonment.
Fire at Elgin, Texas, destroyed the
| Chemical works and warehouses and three
stores. Loss $4,000, insurance 5000.
Three patients of doctor at Mill
Grove. Ont were given morphine for quin-
inc, and soon after died.
The Gallatin Glass Works at Sharps-
burg, Pa, have been destroyed by fire.
Hon. Z. b. Washburne is seriously
i'll with congestion of the brain.
Montreal is investigating charges OF
of aldermanic dishonesty.